The interesting thing is how the panels are arranged. Rather than repeating one cable across the whole front, this runs three different stitches side by side - a wide diamond lattice, a narrow braid, and a plain ribbed band carrying the buttons - so the eye moves across rather than down.
The sleeves take the widest of those panels and run it their full length, which is why they look narrower than they are. A plain ribbed round neckline keeps the top uncluttered, horn-toned buttons sit close together down the placket, and the cuffs and hem are ribbed to match the neck.
It is a genuinely old-fashioned piece of knitting, and it has outlasted every trend that has come for it.
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- Three panels side by side - a diamond lattice, a narrow braid and a plain ribbed button band.
- Diamond lattice sleeves - carry the widest panel full length, so the arm reads narrow.
- Plain ribbed neckline - keeps the top uncluttered against a busy body.
- Closely set buttons - run down the ribbed band at short intervals.
- Matching ribbed cuffs and hem - tie the edges back to the neckline.
